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Views: 85 Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 2022-08-05 Origin: Site
For several years, the world has relied on 4G networks. The speed and data usage associated with 4G was remarkable at the time, and many industries thrived on the increased communications it provided. However, we are currently living in an era where technology is outpacing us; 5G is the next big thing, a network that can transmit massive amounts of data at unfathomable speeds (you will be able to download an entire movie on your phone in just a few seconds). Because the data center industry is completely dependent on the network to do business (data centers have 100 times the power density of large commercial office buildings), this shift promises to redefine its capabilities.
"I think 5G will be a major driver for data centers," said Sami Badri, an equity analyst at Credit Suisse." Interconnected companies will benefit from 5G."
That's because 5G network infrastructure will be faster and offer lower latency, translating into a huge enabler for the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, online gaming, virtual/augmented reality and smart cities. Thanks to its advanced machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, it promises to enable new data-intensive services, such as autonomous vehicles and remote surgery.
"5G will also provide enhanced power efficiency, cost optimization, massive IoT connection density and dynamic resource allocation based on awareness of content, users and location," said Thomas Barnett Jr. director of service provider thought leadership at Cisco." 5G will be able to support both low-end IoT applications, such as sensors and meters, and high-end IoT applications, such as self-driving cars and haptic Internet experiences."
That said, data centers will need to undergo some changes to support such speeds and space. In addition to all types of server racks and electronics racks, we will need fiber optic cables - and lots of them. To fully benefit from the power of 5G, thousands of base stations and tens of thousands of antennas - known as small cells and DAS (distributed antenna systems) - will be deployed on poles and connected to data centers (and their server racks).
It will be a few years before the world can enjoy 5G, but the process has already begun.
